OCTC 2nd Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner

featuring Nikki Epilon-Bryant, Thurs., March 7 @ 5:30 p.m.

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (02/28/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host the 2nd Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner on Thursday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m. in OCTC's Industry Innovation Center, featuring Nikki Epilon-Bryant. Eplion-Bryant will share her story and the challenges she faced while fighting to become the #1 Female Super Middleweight Boxer in the world!

After retiring from boxing, Eplion-Bryant went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in Education from Morehead State University. We invite people of all ages, but in particular young women to hear her inspirational story about persistence and blazing her own trail.

Mike Rodgers, Director of the OCTC Foundation and OCTC's Chief Institutional Officer added, "This event is proving to be extremely popular and we are excited to host Nikki and have her share her story. Seating is limited so I would encourage anyone interested to reserve a spot today!"

This free event will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at OCTC's Industry Innovation Center. There are limited seats available. To reserve your spot please visit trailblazerdinner.eventbrite.com or e-mail cadie.underwood@kctcs.edu.

The event is sponsored in part by the OCTC Foundation, Atmos Energy, and the Kentucky Business and Professional Women's Foundation.

Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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Nikki Epilon-Bryant

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host the 2nd Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner on Thursday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m. in OCTC’s Industry Innovation Center, featuring Nikki Epilon-Bryant. Eplion-Bryant will share her story and the challenges she faced while fighting to become the #1 Female Super Middleweight Boxer in the world!

Mike Rodgers, Executive Director, OCTC Foundation, Inc.

Owensboro Community and Technical College

OCTC 2nd Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner

featuring Nikki Epilon-Bryant, Thurs., March 7 @ 5:30 p.m.

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